Tesla is waving goodbye to the Model S and X with an exclusive, limited-edition run of its pioneering EVs.
Elon Musk’s automaker is inviting a select group of fans to purchase a “Signature” variant of the soon-to-be-discontinued luxury models, according to screenshots and videos circulating on social media.
The “Signature” Model S and X both start from $159,420 — a nod to Musk’s favorite number and around $60,000 more than the original models — and come with free supercharging and Full Self-Driving, according to the screenshots.
Other special features include a gold Tesla badge, gold carbon-ceramic brakes, and an exclusive “garnet red” paint job that recalls early Model S variants.
Around 250 of the “Signature” Model S and an unspecified number of Model Xs will be made, according to the material shared on social media. Last week, Musk said Tesla only had a “few hundred” Model X and S units left in stock.
The two luxury EVs, which Tesla began selling in 2012 and 2015, helped bring electric cars into the mainstream and established Tesla as one of the world’s largest automakers.
However, they now make up a tiny proportion of Tesla’s sales, and Musk told investors in January that the two models would be retired to free up factory space to build the company’s Optimus humanoid robot.
The billionaire said the S and X would be given an “honorable discharge” and described it as part of Tesla’s shift to an “autonomous future.” Musk said earlier this month that Tesla would host an official ceremony to celebrate the two models and mark the “end of an era.”
The shock decision was the latest signal that Tesla is undergoing a major pivot from conventional EVs to autonomous vehicles and robotics.
Musk has described the company’s Cybercab robotaxi and Optimus, both set to begin mass production this year, as the future of Tesla.
The Austin-based automaker hasn’t introduced a new vehicle since the Cybertruck in 2023, and Musk told investors in October 2024 that it would be “pointless” for Tesla to build a non-autonomous, affordable EV.
Apart from the two-seater Cybercab, which does not include a steering wheel or pedals, the only other new vehicle Tesla has confirmed it is working on is a new version of the Roadster, which Musk has said the company is aiming to unveil later this month.
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